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NEILLSVILLE – Neillsville busted open a tight game with a 24-3 run in the third quarter and defeated Marshfield Columbus Catholic 51-23 in a Cloverbelt Conference East Division girls basketball game Friday night at Neillsville High School.
Neillsville, ranked No. 3 in the latest Division 3 state coaches poll, led 19-14 at halftime before the big third-quarter run.
Elizabeth Manlick scored 14 of Columbus Catholic’s 23 points, drilling three 3-pointers.
Columbus falls to 4-4 and 2-3 in the Cloverbelt East, while Neillsville remains unbeaten at 6-0 and 5-0 in the conference.
Jenny Lindner scored 20 points, eight during the third quarter, to top the Warriors.
The Dons play at Colby next Thursday.
Warriors 51, Dons 23
Columbus 7 7 3 6 – 23
Neillsville 14 5 24 8 – 51
COLUMBUS (23): Paige Thornton 0-1 0-0 0, Elizabeth Manlick 4-12 3-4 14, Abby Strobel 1-2 0-0 2, Abby Baierl 0-1 0-0 0, Tara Brock 0-1 0-0 0, Kayla Selz 1-9 0-0 3, Rachel Roehl 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Stratman 2-5 0-0 4, Rebecca Lamermayer 0-0 0-0 0, Hannah Kruse 0-2 0-0 0, Alexandria Hutchinson 0-0 0-0 0. FG: 8-33. FT: 3-4. 3-pointers: 4-13 (Manlick 3-5, Selz 1-7, Baierl 0-1). Rebounds: 18 (Manlick 4, Stratman 4, Selz 4). Fouls: 7. Fouled out: none. Record: 4-4, 2-3 Cloverbelt East.
NEILLSVILLE (51): Rendell 0 0-0 0, Sammie Larrabee 1 0-0 3, Katelyn Crothers 0 2-2 2, Jenny Lindner 8 2-2 20, Bether 1 0-0 2, Caitlynne Naughton 1 0-0 2, Lindsey Opelt 3 0-0 8, Taylor Henchen 2 1-2 5, Meghann Naughton 0 0-0 0, Poeschel 0 0-0 0, Taylor Gleisner 0 0-0 0, Wendy Barth 0 0-0 0, Molly Attoe 4 1-5 9. FG: 20. FT: 4-5. 3-pointers: 6 (Lindner 3, Opelt 2, Larrabee 1). Fouls: 9. Fouled out: none. Record: 6-0, 5-0 Cloverbelt East.